You Can't Make This Stuff Up......

[lavaluvn]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Melody" <Malady579 at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> CMC wrote: 
> > It seems a school in Washington State is cancelling Halloween 
> > celebrations this year? 
> > http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=184701
> 
> Melody wrote:
> What concerns me more is that fact they consider a day of playful
> dressup and celebration a waste.  I did manage to learn my alphabet
> and arithmatic, even with a *single* day of dress up and candy.


I totally agree with you.  I was sort of mystified when my 
daughter's elementary school principal at their end-of-year 
celebration (lots of cute kids singing and dancing half-randomly, 
but with enthusiasm), detailed for us how this fit curriculum 
requirements.  They're satisfying their music credits 
and ...whatever.  BUt at least they kept the tradition and tried to 
fit the jargon around it.  Sounds like others are going WAY too 
far.  The current drive for standards-based education (at least 
that's the lingo here) seems to leave out little things like... 
imagination.  These poor kids are already doing homework most 
nights... in kindergarten!!  Let 'em dress up and have some fun. 
Sheesh.
Whoa, unexpected rant, sorry, I'll go back to lurking :)
Andromeda